CVE-2014-9424

7.5 · HIGH

Published Dec 29, 2014 openbsd EPSS 1.80% (77th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-9424 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting openbsd libressl. It was published on December 29, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Double free vulnerability in the ssl_parse_clienthello_use_srtp_ext function in d1_srtp.c in LibreSSL before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain length-verification error during processing of a DTLS handshake.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openbsd. Update libressl to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
openbsd	libressl	0	Affected

References

Ref code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=202 GitHub github.com/robertbachmann/openbsd-libssl/commit/62a110d447bb8c16a4c69629e28a42e8c39fd7e0 Ref code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=202 GitHub github.com/robertbachmann/openbsd-libssl/commit/62a110d447bb8c16a4c69629e28a42e8c39fd7e0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9424?

CVE-2014-9424 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting openbsd libressl. It was published on December 29, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9424?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9424?

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